Indie 2012 for Xbox 360 — top best games in the Indie genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Xbox 360 → 9 May 2012

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox that emphasizes freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Sports game

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 October 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 4 July 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...

Shank 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Xbox 360 → 8 February 2012

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This 2D side-scrolling action platformer follows Shank, a former mob hitman drawn back into a fight when people close to him are threatened. He uses an arsenal of...

Mark of the Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 September 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A 2D stealth platformer about a ninja whose cursed tattoos heighten his senses and allow different approaches to each situation. The protagonist can evade enemies...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 April 2012

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth — This is a strategy with an unconventional approach. The player controls units that move along a pre-marked route. The goal is to kill...

Without Escape

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox 360 → 31 March 2012

Steam: 50/100

Without Escape is an exciting point and click adventure with first-person horror elements. The main character will have to face the horrors of his home. As you...

Karateka (2012)

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view, Strategy

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 November 2012

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to save your beloved...

Sine Mora

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Xbox 360 → 21 March 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sine Mora is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up in which time is central to combat. It combines classic shooter mechanics with a Story Mode that unfolds its tale...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 13 April 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 September 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

An arcade beat ’em up featuring martial arts combat and drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese tales of revenge and retribution. In Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's...

Joe Danger 2: The Movie

Arcade, Racing, Indie, Action

Game released: Xbox 360 → 14 September 2012

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This arcade stunt game follows Joe Danger as he performs daredevil feats on the set of a blockbuster movie. Across 100 levels, he pursues crooks on a police bike...

Diehard Dungeon

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox 360 → 11 September 2012

Steam: 73/100

Diehard Dungeon is an action roguelike set in a fantasy dungeon, presented with a 16-bit-inspired look. Armed with a sword and a hand cannon, the hero explores...

ToeJam & Earl (2006)

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 6 November 2012

ToeJam & Earl (2006) is an arcade puzzle and indie game from the developers of Johnson-Voorsanger Productions. The game is published by...

Pid

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Xbox 360 → 31 October 2012

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Pid is an arcade game with platformer elements from developers from the Might and Delight studio. The main publisher of the game is D3Publisher. Overall, the...

Puddle (2012)

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Xbox 360 → 25 January 2012

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This physics-based puzzle platformer challenges the player to guide a puddle of fluid to its destination by tilting the game world. Friction, momentum, and the...

Escape Goat

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox 360 → 5 September 2012

Steam: 95/100

Escape Goat is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the MagicalTimeBean studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Rectangle Battle

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 February 2012

Rectangle Battle is an action arcade, beat 'em up and indie game from the masters at 2D-Retroperspectives. The main publisher of the game is 2D-Retroperspectives...

Ninja Exorcist: Episode 1

Arcade, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 23 July 2012

Ninja Exorcist: Episode 1 is an arcade platformer and indie game from the developers of Nebula Game Studios. The main publisher of the game is Nebula Game Studios...

Block Zombies!

Action, Shooter, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 19 January 2012

Block Zombies! is an action game with shooter and indie game elements from the masters from the Nostatic Software studio. The game is published by Nostatic...

Jigsaw Jumble

Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 March 2012

Jigsaw Jumble is a puzzle game with elements of an indie game from Lost World Creations. The game is published by Lost World Creations. For some reason the game has...

Fortnight

Arcade, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 29 June 2012

Players: 8/10

Fortnight is an arcade game with a mixture of action and indie games from the masters from the studio Whisper Games. The game is published by Whisper Games. But...

Boopa Zap

Action, Shooter, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 August 2012

Boopa Zap is an action game with a mixture of shooter and indie game from the masters from the studio Cooply Apps LTD. The main publisher of the game is Cooply Apps...

Three Dead Zed

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Zombies

Game released: Xbox 360 → 16 November 2012

Steam: 62/100

Three Dead Zed — a hand-drawn platformer where players are asked to control an experimental zombie. He can transform into other forms, which allows him to...

Mystic Mayhem

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 September 2012

Mystic Mayhem is an arcade game with elements of action, platformer and indie game from developers from the studio bitcorestudios. The game is published by...

Bleed

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 12 December 2012

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This action platformer follows Wryn, a heroine who dreams of becoming the greatest videogame hero and sets out to challenge the heroes already celebrated as the...

Warp (2012)

Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 15 February 2012

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This sci-fi stealth-action puzzler follows Zero, an alien abducted from his home world by a general and taken to an underwater research facility. To escape, he...

Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 17 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

An expansion for Serious Sam Collection, set during the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE. Sam and his team head to the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae, where...

Boxed In

Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 22 February 2012

Boxed In is an action game with a touch of adventure and an indie game from the developers of the GGGamers studio. The game is published by GGGamers. For some...

Scarygirl

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 18 January 2012

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Scarygirl is an arcade, action, platformer and indie game from the developers of TikGames, LLC. The main publisher of the game is Square Enix. It seems that...

EvilQuest

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 1 April 2012

Steam: 90/100

This retro action RPG follows Galvis, a dark knight seeking revenge on his captors and the power of four legendary seals. He explores dungeons and other areas...

Bit Digger

Adventure, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 March 2012

Bit Digger is an isometric adventure with indie game elements from the developers of Ali Rawashdeh Studio. The game is published by Ali Rawashdeh. But Bit Digger...

Color Sense

Arcade, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 9 September 2012

Color Sense is an arcade action and indie game from the developers of Bitreaction Game Studios. The game is published by Bitreaction Game Studios. Color Sense may...

4P Ping-Pong

Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox 360 → 7 January 2012

4P Ping-Pong is an action game with a dash of indie game from the masters at Bitreaction Game Studios. The main publisher of the game is Bitreaction Game Studios...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2012 for Xbox 360 (Game released)